Cortisol test cost in Key West, FL
In Key West-Key Largo, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $10.21 to $423.80, with a median of $423.80. The lowest listed price is at Lower Keys Medical Center — $413.59 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $75.25 at 170 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82533, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Key West-Key Largo, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Keys Medical Center lowest Key West, FL · (305) 294-5531 L500179SALIV CORT MS | $10.21 | $37.80 | $10.21–$37.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fishermens Health Marathon, FL · (305) 434-1000 TOTAL CORTISOL | $423.80 | $652.00 | $6.72–$652.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mariners Hospital Tavernier, FL · (305) 434-3000 TOTAL CORTISOL | $423.80 | $652.00 | $6.72–$652.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.21, median $423.80, highest $423.80 — a 41.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $423.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A cortisol test measures the main stress hormone made by the adrenal glands. It is used when adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) or excess cortisol (Cushing's syndrome) is suspected.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82533 ($93.70). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL104026CORT PM ECLIA | $0.88 | file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL140761 CORTISOL TOT | $1.50 | file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL104018CORT AM ECLIA | $4.82 | file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL4051 CORTISOL ECLIA | $4.82 | file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL28498 CORTISOL TOTA | $4.82 | file |
| Lower Keys Medical Center Key West, FLL500440 CORTISOL TOT | $6.80 | file |